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J:or  etierp  ^unbap  in  tftc  near. 

TOGETHER    WITH    A    FEW    POEMS 
By  Mr.   PARSONS. 


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Epya  vtwV)  (3ov\ai  52  /jLfoajv,  eir^ai  5e  yepovrwv. 
—  Hesiod.  * 


Numinis  oracula  et  sanctorum  verba  piorum, 
Suavius  ut  mentes  moveant  quae  metrice  lecta, 
Scholarum  filiusquas  olim  Ecclesia  nostra 
Praebuit  agnellis,  nunc  ultimus  agnellorum, 
Deficiente  manu,  dum  cesserataura  poesis, 
Frigidus     aut     steterat     circum     frcecordia 

sanguis. 
Obloquitur  numeris,  varians   discrimina  vo- 

cum. 


Xeu  sit  inepta  labor,  fidei  fructus  puerorum 

Nostrum  de  aede  tua  antiqua,  sanctissime 
Paule ! 

Discipuli  audaces  !  haud  muti  caeca  magistri 

Verba,  nee  ipsius  pastoris  dicta  sequentes  ; 

Atpueri  ingenui  coelestia  facile  credunt ; 

Xeque  Dei  servus  jecit  sua  semina  saxis. 

Manserunt  has  corde  meo,  semperque  mane- 
bunt, 


*  Work  for  the  young  :  for  elders  counsel  sage  ; 
Then  what  remains  but  orisons  for  age? 


*Conlectae    veteres  queis  omnis  epistola  ser- 

mo, 
Quas  nunc  versiculis  reddit  mihi  Musa  senilis. 
Ludere  me  sacris  non  care,  putabis,  amice 
Quae  tetigi  trepidans  et  humillime  conscius 

ausi  : 
Hoc  habui  in  votis ;  pro  Christi  stirpe  sacel- 

lum 
Condere  pectoribus  :  ne  soevi  docte  sacerdos  ! 
Si  nimis  exiguum  tibi,  quaeso  ut  blande  tace 

bis  : 
Discedam,  explebo  numerum  reddarque  tene- 

bris. 

T.  W.  Parsons. 

*  "  Coidegeuda  cum  Epistola"  ;  this  marginal  direc- 
tion in  the  missals  probably  gave  name  to  the  Collects 
or  Conlects.  They  were  the  "  preces  conlectae  "  —  read 
with  the  Epistles. 


Content^ 


Numinis  Oracula 

ClRCUM  PR.tCORDIA 

Homily  for  Ash  Wednesday 

Homily  for  Lent 

Lesson  for  Lent.     From  Dante 

Hymn  for  Easter 

Prayer  for  Sunday  Morning 

lucerna  sis  pedibus  meis 

Christmas  Carol  for  Patients  in 
the  Massachusetts  General 
Hospital     .... 

With  a  Gift  of  Fresh  Palm-Leaves 

A  Passage  from  the  Paradiso 

In  Saint  Joseph's 

Lift  Me,  Loved  Jesus.     Son?ict 

In  Eclipse     ..... 

These  Garlands  on  Thine  Altar 
So?i?ief  .... 

Paradisi   Gloria 


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Ctrcum  ^racorDta. 


Ei)t  Collect  for 

9Tl)e  fourtf)  i^tmtoap  before  Christmas,  or 

anient  Jstmfcap* 

Almighty  God  !  give  us  the  grace  that 

may 
Enable  us  to  cast  the  works  away 
Of  darkness,  putting  on  that  armour 

bright 
Of  righteousness  —  the  panoply  of 
light  — 
Now  in  the  time  of  this  brief  mortal 
being, 
During  which  life  Thy  Son,  Lord 
Jesus  Christ, 
With  great  humility  did  visit  men 
On    whom   the    boon    had    been  be- 
stowed of  seeing, 
And  through   their  ignorance  was 
sacrificed  ; 

(i) 


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That  in  the  last  day  when  He  shall 
again  — 
As   we   believe    Thy    Saints  have 
truly  said  — 
Come  in  His  glorious  majesty  to  be 
The  judge  of  all  the  living  and  the 
dead, 
Unto  that  promised  life  immortal  we 
May  rise  from  this  world  which  we 
darkly  tread  : 
Through  Him  who  lives,  who  reigns, 

whom  we  adore 
Now,  with  One  Spirit  and  Thee,  and 
evermore. 


(3) 


*»**emi^*% 


STfje  Seconti  Stmtiag  in  Stobent. 

O  blessed  Lord  !  who  so  hast  ordered 
it 

That  all  Thy  Holy  Scriptures  have 
been  writ 

For  our  instruction,  grant  that  in  such 
wise 

We  may  both  hear  and  with  attentive 
eyes 

Peruse,  mark,  learn  and  inwardly  re- 
ceive 

Their  spiritual  food  as  duly  to  believe 

Through  patience,  prayers,  and  com- 
fort of  Thy  Word 

Those  blessed  truths  which  all  man- 
kind have  stirred 

With  a  new  hope  —  that  hope  which 
Thou  hast  given 

Through  Christ  our  Saviour,  of  the  life 
in  heaven. 


SHje  CJ)trtJ  Suntiag  in  atifani 

Lord  Jesus  Christ !  who  diclst  before 
Thee  send, 
At  Thy   first    coming,   to  prepare 
Thy  way, 
The  herald   John — Thy   messenger 
and  friend  — 
Grant    that   all    stewards  of    Thy 
mysteries,  they 
Who    have  Thy   sacred   ministry    in 
trust, 
Likewise  make  ready  and  prepare 
Thy  way 
By  turning  to  the  wisdom  of  the  just 
Their  hearts  who  have  been  prone 
to  disobey ; 


(4) 


That  in  Thy  second  coming,  on  the 

day 
When  Thou  shalt  judge  us,  and  Thy 

people  stand 
Before  His  face,  oft    having    known 

His  hand, 
They  may  acceptance  find  in  that  high 

court 
Where  mercy  rules,  nor  of  His  grace 

come  short, 
Whom    we    call    Father,    whom    all 

wrorlds  adore 
With  the  Holy  Spirit  and  Thee  for- 

evermore. 


(5) 


SCjje  jfouttfj  Sunbap  in  atifoent. 

O  God  !  we    humbly  pray,   raise    up 

Thy  power 
To  come  among  us  in  the  approach- 
ing hour 
Of   solemn  festival,   and  with   great 

might 
Strengthen  us  through  the  season  of 

delight 
With  hope  that,  seeing  we  have  often 

been 
Sore  let  by  wicked  thoughts  or  acts 

of  sin, 
And  hindered  in  the  running  of  that 

race 
Of  godliness  which  Thou  before  our 

face 
Hast  plainly  set,  Thy  grace  and  mercy 

may 

(6) 


Speed  on  of  our  deliverance  the  day  ; 
Through   that  fulfilment   which  Thy 

Son  hath  made, 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  to  satisfy  and  aid 
In  our  atonement,  unto  whom  with 

Thee 
And  with  the  Holy  Spirit  forever  be, 
World    without    end,    all   praise,    all 

glory  paid. 


Cfmstmaa  ©ag. 

Almighty  God  !  who  didst,  as  on  this 

morn, 
Give   men  Thy  first-begot  and  only 

Son 
To  take  their  nature  on  Him  and  be 

born 
Of  a  pure  virgin,  grant  us  everyone 
Being  regenerate,  to  become  by  grace 
And  Thine  adoption,  brethren   of 

our  Lord, 
Thy    children  also,   and   behold   His 

face  ; 
And  from  the  influence  of  the  Holy 

Word 
Daily  renewal  of  our  hearts  receive 
Through  Him  who  reigns   and  lives, 

as  we  believe, 
One   God,  with  Thee,  our  Father  and 

our  Friend 
And    that    same    Holy  Spirit,  world 

without  end. 

(8) 


jgp^*s^£2ro 


2Tfje  Second  Sunbag  after  dfrrfetma*. 

O  God,  who  mad'' st  Thy  blessed   Son 
to  be 
Obedient  to  man's  ancient  law,  the 
rite 
Of  circumcision,  grant  that  likewise 
we, 
Spiritually  maimed  from  every  false 
delight, 
With  heart  and   bodies  mortified  and 
free 
From  worldly  passion,  low  desires 
and  lust, 
May   in   all   things  Thy   blessed    will 
obey 
Through   Him,  Thy  Son,  in  whom 
we  put  our  trust, 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  in  whose  name 
we  pray. 


&[)e  3Bap  of  tfoe  ffipipfjanp. 

O    God !  the   glory   of  whose    orient 
star 
Led  men  to  seek  where  Christ  the 
Saviour  lay, 
Grant  that  we  pilgrims  watching  from 
afar 
The  signs    in    heaven    and    earth 
which  point  the  way 
To  the  true  cradle  of  our  faith,  His 
Church, 
May  to  the  bosom  of  that  kingdom 
soar 
To  find  therein  cessation  of  our  search 
And   in   Thy  peace  abide  forever- 
more. 


(io> 


2EI)e  jjtrgt  Stmfcap  after  tfyt  ©ptpJjang. 

O   Lord  !  in  mercy,  we  beseech,  re- 
ceive 
The  supplications  of  Thy  Church  ! 
bestow 

Discernment  on  us;  gladly  to  achieve 
Fulfilment  of  what  things  we  see 
and  know 

We   ought  to   do,  and  through   Thy 
grace,  with  might 

Of  soul    and   body,    still  pursue   the 
right. 


(ii) 


2Efce  Srconto  Stmfcag  after  t\)t  ©pipljanp. 

O  everlasting  and  almighty  God  ! 
Who  governest  all  things  in  heaven 

and  earth 
With  mercy  hear  Thy  people  in  their 
prayers 
And  all  their  days,  through  which 
the  paths  are  trod 
Of  this  brief  being,  from  their  hour 

of  birth 
To  the  last  moment,  may  Thy  peace 
be  theirs  ! 
Through  Jesus   Christ,  our   Lord. 
Amen  ! 


Z\)t  fTfnrto  Suntiap  after  tf)c  (Eptpfjarrp, 

O  Thou  almighty  and  eternal  One ! 
On     our    infirmities,    we    humbly 
plead, 
Look    down    with    pitying    eye,    and 
when  we  run 
In  danger's   way,  or  in  all  time  of 
need, 
Thy  strong  right  hand  our  helper  be  ! 
to  shun 
Such  things  as  man  to  his  destruc- 
tion lead. 


(13  J 


2H)e  Jfottttl)  Sttntoap  after  tlje  ©pipbanp* 

O  God  !  who  knovvest  us  by  Thy  de- 
cree 
To  have  been  set  here  in  this  mor- 
tal state 
With  a  frail   nature  ever  doomed  to 
be 
Tempted  of  evil  thoughts  amid  so 
great 
And  many  dangers  that  we  cannot 
stand 
Always   upright,   vouchsafe    us    of 
Thy  grace 
The  strong  protection  of  Thy  loving 
hand 
Through    all    temptation,    till    we 
reach  the  place 
Of  Heaven's  own  peace,  obeying  Thy 
command. 


(U) 


Cbe  Jtftfj  Sunbap  after  tfje  IBpipIjang. 

O  God !  Thy  Church  and  Household, 

we  implore, 
Keep  in  Thy  true  religion  evermore, 
That  all  who  lean  their  only  hope  on 

Thee 
And  on  Thy  mercy,  may  defended  be 
From   every    terror,  in  the  dreadful 

hour 
Of  our    departure,   by    Thy    mighty 

power  : 
And  this  we  ask  through  Jesus  Christ 

our  Lord. 


(15) 


§>t})tuag;eatma  Stmtoap* 

Lord  !  we  beseech  Thee  with  a  favor- 
ing ear 
The  prayers  of  Thy  repentant  people 

hear, 
That  we  who  justly  many  times  have 

been 
Punished  in  mind  and  body  for  our 

sin 
May  by  Thy  goodness   mercifully  be 
From  the  dominion  of  that  death  set 

free ; 
Unto  Thy  glory  !  at  whose  name  we 

bend  — 
And  through  our  Saviour,  Christ,  who 

reigns  with  Thee 
And   with    the    Holy    Ghost,    world 

without  end. 


(16) 


^catagccitma  l&tntfjap* 

Lord  God  !  who  seest  that  our  human 

dust 
In  our  own  doings    cannot   put  our 

trust, 
O  mercifully  grant  us  of  Thy  power 
The  sure  defence  in    every  adverse 

hour  ; 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord  and 

rock  and  tower. 


(17) 


©ttinquaffcfiima  J§>tmtoaj>* 

Which  is  a  prayer  for  the  peace  of  the  Church. 

O  Lord  !  who  hast  assured  us  through 
Saint  Paul 
That  our  best  doings  are  of  no  ac- 
count 
Ungraced  with  charity,  pour  into  all 
Our  hearts  from  Thine  own  Spirits 
eternal  fount 
That  greatest  gift,  the  very  bond  of 
peace 
And  every  virtue,  lacking  it  who 
lives 
Being  dead  in  Thy  sight  :  so  may  dis- 
cord cease 
For  Jesus'   sake  !  whose   life   like 
lesson  gives. 


(18) 


^■""^^-sSr^-r^ei" 


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for  SteiljSlCElctinrfi'bap^ 

Which    is  also  to  be  said,   with    every   other 
Collect,  during  Le?it. 

Father  Almighty  !  everlasting  God  ! 
Who  hatest  nothing  which  Thy  hands 
have  made, 
And   whose  forgiveness  is    on    all 
bestowed 
Who    have     in     penitence    devoutly 
prayed 
Sincerely  sorrowing,   in   us  create 
New  hearts  and   contrite,  that  while 
we  lament 
Our      sins,      acknowledging      our 
wretched  state, 
Of  Thee,  whose  mercy  grows  as  we 
repent, 
Perfect  remission  we  may  all  obtain 
And    so,    forgiven,  in    Thy    peace 

remain, 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Sovran 
Lord,  Amen  ! 

(19) 


€I)e  first  ^unUap  in  Lent* 

O  Lord  !  who  forty  days,  didst,  for 
our  sake, 

And  forty  nights,  nor  bread  nor  wine 
partake, 

Give  us  Thy  grace  such  abstinence  to 
use 

As  may  all  superfluity  refuse  ; 

So  that  our  flesh  may  lend  the  spirit 
space 

To  grow  tow'rds  God,  and  with  obe- 
dient pace 

Follow  Thy  godly  motions  ;  and  the 
will 

Of  righteousness  and  holiness  fulfil, 


(20) 


STlje  ^etonU  H>tntfiap  in  Lent 

Almighty  God  !  to  whom  our  need  is 

known 
Of  power  to  help  us,  mightier  than 

our  own  ; 
Have  care   not  only  of   our   outward 

frame, 
But  keep  us  inwardly  devoid  of  blame ; 
That  through  Thy  grace  we  may  de- 
fended be 
From   adverse  chance,  and  hold  the 

body  free 
From  pain  or  weakness,  and  the  spirit 

whole 
From  evil  thoughts  which  oft  assault 

the  soul. 


(21) 

an* 


2Cf)e  ©fritU  JSmn&ap  in  lent* 

Almighty  God  !  we  do  beseech  Thy 

grace 
Look  down  from  heaven  on  us  Thy 

helpless  race 
Of  humble  servants  and  their  hearts' 

desires 
And,  to  defend  them   as   their  need 

requires, 
Stretch  forth  in  majesty  Thy  strong 

right  hand 
That  shall  bestow  fresh   courage  to 

withstand 
This  hostile  world's  temptations,  and 

the  foes 
In  our  own  bosoms   that  our  peace 

oppose. 


Cfje  jFourtl)  ^ttntoap  in  lent* 

Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Almighty 

God  ! 
That    we,   who    have    deserved    thy 

chastening  rod 
And  oft  endured  it  for  those  unwise 

deeds 
Remembering  which  the  best  man's 

conscience  bleeds, 
May  through  the  present  comfort  of 

Thy  grace 
For  which   today  we   seek  Thy  holy 

place, 
And  through  our  Lord  and  Saviour, 

Christ,  find  peace. 


(23) 


Cbe  Jiftf)  ^ttntiap  in  lent* 

God  !  we  beseech  Thee,  Father  of  all 
might ! 

Look  clown  in  mercy  from  Thy  heav- 
enly height 

And  grant  that  we  Thy  people  may 
be  still 

Preserved  and  governed  by  Thy  great 
good-will 

Toward  us,  in  soul  and  body,  ever- 
more 

Through  Jesus  Christ,  in  whose  name 
we  implore. 


(24) 


STfje    SimUag    Hcxt    before    ©aster,    or 
J3alm  Stmtag. 

Almighty  God  !  eterne  !  who  didst  of 

Thy 
Deep  love  and  tender  mercy  toward 

mankind 
Let     Thy    Son,    Jesus    Christ,     our 

Saviour,  die, 
Clothed  in  our  flesh,  upon  the  cross, 

to  mind 
Men  of   His  great  submission,  grant 

that  we 
May  of  His  patience  patient  followers 

be 
Through  life,  and   after  be  partakers 

made 
Of  His  own  resurrection    from   the 

dead 
Through  the  same  Christ,  our  Saviour 

Lord.       Amen  ! 


(25) 


©aster  Jktmfcag. 

Almighty    God,    who    hast  for  us, 

through  Thine 
Only    begotten     Son,    made    Death 

resign 
His  old  dominion  over  us,  and  oped 
Life's  gate,  that  life  eterne  for  which 

men  hoped  ; 
We  humbly  ask   that,  as  by  special 

grace 
Thy  love  prepares    our  minds  to  be 

the  place 
For  good  desires,  so  by  Thy  constant 

aid 
May  those  desires  of  good  effect  be 

made  ; 
Through  Jesus  Christ,  who  lives  with 

Thee  and  reigns, 
And  with  the  Holy  Ghost  one  God 

remains, 
To  be  for  aye,   world    without    end, 

obeyed. 

(26) 


£f)e  first  §>untoag  after  Caster. 

Almighty  Sire  !  whogav'st  thine  only 
Son 
To  die  for  our  transgressions,  and 
to  rise 
Again,  that  thus   our  pardon   might 

be  won  ; 
Grant  us  Thy  grace  to  put  away  the 
leaven 
Of  malice  and  of  wickedness,  and 
lies, 
That  we  may    evermore   serve    only 
Heaven 
In   purity   of  life,  in  truth,  in  love, 
Through  the  same  Christ,  Thy  Son, 
our  Lord  above. 


(27) 


STfje  StcanU  Suntiajj  after  Caster. 

Almighty  Sire  !  whogavest  human- 
kind, 
A  sacrifice  for  sin,  Thine  only  Son, 

And    that    in    Him    we  might   en- 
sample  find 
Of  godliness,  give  grace  to  everyone 

With  grateful  heart  such  blessing 
to  receive 

And  daily  endeavor  in  such  way  to 
live 

That  we   may  never  falter  in   the 
strife 

The  steps  to  follow  of  His  faultless 
life. 


(28) 


r—  i^  '-  ■-  "  "     v-  , 


2Tf)c  CjnrtJ  Sumtoap  after  Caster- 

Almighty  God !  who  showest  unto 
all 
That  walk  in   error  Thy  truth's  con- 
stant light 
With    merciful   intent,  before  they 
fall 
To   bring   them   back  into  Thy  way 
of  right, 
Grant   unto  those  admitted  to  the 
fold 
Of  Christ's  religion  evermore  to  shun 
Things   adverse  to  their  faith  and 
take  fast  hold 
Of  such  things  as  were  taught  us  by 

Thy  Son 
Jesus,  through   whom    we    pray    Thy 
will  be  done  ! 


(29) 


&f)e  jFouttJ)  Suntiap  after  ©aster. 

O  God  Almighty  !  who  alone  canst 

rein 
The  wanton  pulse  and  wills  of  sin- 
ful men, 
Unto  Thy  people  grant  such  things 

to  love 
As  Thou   commandest,  and  desire 

above 
All  present  joys  Thy  promised  good 

most  dear, 
That  so  among  the  changes  which 

abound, 
Sundry  and   manifold,  in  Thy  world 

here 
Our  hearts    may    surely  there,  with 

faith  sincere, 
Cling,  where  true  joy  is  only  to  be 

found  ; 
Through    Jesus     Christ,     the    Lord 

whom  we  revere. 


(30) 


&\>t  f  tftlj  ^tmtiap  after  Caster* 

O  Lord  !  from  whom  proceedeth 
every  good 

Grant  us  Thy  servants  that  most  holy 
mood 

Of  inspiration,  that,  our  hearts  being 
pure, 

Thy  mercy  still  may  guide  them,  to 
ensure 

Good  thoughts  with  just  performance 
of  the  same, 

And  this  we  ask  in  Christ  our  Sav- 
iour's name. 


(31) 


Ascension* 

Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  O  Almighty 

One! 
That  like  as  we  believe  Thine   Only 

Son 
Into  the  heavens  to  have  ascension 

made, 
Thither  in   heart   and   mind  may  we 

ascend 
To  dwell   continually   with    Him,  our 

Friend 
Who  lives   and  reigns   with  Thee, 

alike  obeyed, 
And    with    the    Holy    Ghost,    world 

without  end. 


(32) 


Hi? 


Cfje  Simtoag  after  Ascension.  Dap. 

O  God  !  the  king  of  glory  and  all  power 
Who  hast  exalted  from  that  bitter  hour 
When  He  for  human  kind  was  sacri- 
ficed 
Thine  only   son    our    Saviour   Jesus 

Christ 
Unto  Thy  kingdom  in  the  heaven  to  be 
Our  everlasting  advocate  with  Thee  ! 
Leave    us    not    comfortless    we    now 

implore 
But  send  Thine  Holy  Spirit  to  restore 
Our  fainting  souls  and  so  exalt  us 

there 
Whither  our  Saviour  Christ  is  gone 

before 
Through  whom  we  lift  our  hearts 

in  humble  prayer 
Whom  we  believe  our  helper  and 

our  friend 
Who    lives    and    reigns    with    Thee 

forevermore 
And  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  world 

without  end. 

(33) 


va^ 


fflSRjntetmUap. 

O    God  !   who   didst,  as   at   this   hal- 
lowed tide 
Of  Pentecost,  Thy  servants'  hearts 
unite, 
Illume,  instruct,  and  in  the  true  way- 
guide 
By  sending  down  Thy  Holy  Spirit's 
light, 
By  that  same  Spirit  grant  us,  we  im- 
plore, 
In  all  things  a  right  judgment,  that 
we  may 
Joy  in    His  holy  comfort    evermore, 
Through      Christ    our      Saviour's 
merits,  to  whom  we  pray, 
Who  lives  and  reigns  with  Thee,  since 

earth  He  trod, 
In  the  same  Spirit's  unity,  One  God. 


(34) 


Crtnttp* 

Almighty  Father !  everlasting   God  ! 
Who    hast    upon  Thy  servants  grace 

bestowed, 
By  the  confession  of  a  faith  sincere, 
The  glory  to  acknowledge  and  revere 
Of  Thine  eternal  Trinity,  and  still, 
In  fulness  of  the  Majesty  divine, 
The  Unity  to  worship  at  one  shrine  ; 
We  now  beseech  Thee   may  it   be 

Thy  will 
To  keep  us   constant   in  this  faith  of 

ours, 
And    evermore    defend    us    from    all 

powers 
Adverse  to  peace  or  to  belief  in  Thee 
Who  livest  and  who  reignest  and  shalt 

be 
World  without  end,  One  God  adored 

in  Three. 

(35) 


CI)e  JFtrat  J&untoap  after  ©units* 

O    God  !    the  strength  of  them,  and 

only  theirs, 
Who  put   their   trust  in  Thee,  accept 

our  prayers 
And  mercifully  grant  us  of  Thy  grace 
The   constant   help  ;    and    since   our 

mortal  race, 
Through  nature's    weakness,    oft    in 

duty  fail 
Unless    Thou      help     us,    let     good 

thoughts  prevail, 
That  we   may  please   Thee   both   in 

will  and  deed 
By  keeping  Thy   commandments  as 

our  creed. 


(36) 


3&L 


E\)t  SccanU  Stmtoap  after  Crinitp* 

O    God  !  who    never  failest,    we    are 

taught, 
To  help  and  govern  those  whom  Thou 

hast  brought 
Up  in  the  steadfast   love  and  fear  of 

Thee, 
Protect  and  keep  us  that  we  still  may 

be 
Of  Thy  good  providence  in  constant 

care, 
And    grant    that    in    our  bosoms  we 

may  bear 
A  fear  perpetual,  yet  with  love  sincere 
Thy  holy  name  obediently  revere. 


(37) 


1 


Cf)e  2EJ)trt  Suntiap  after  Crinitp* 

O   Lord  !    in    mercy  hear   us,  we   be- 
seech, 
And  grant  that  we   to  whom  Thyself 

didst  teach 
The    heart's     desire     to    pray — as 

Jesus  prayed  — 
May  be  defended  by  Thy  mighty  aid 
And  comforted  in  danger  or  distress 
Through   Him  whom  Thou  didst  glo- 
rify and  bless. 


(38) 


€l)e  JFcmttl)  Ifetmtoap  after  divinity). 

Father  !   protector   of   all   those  who 

trust 
In  Thee,  without  whose  help  our  hu- 
man dust 
Hath  neither  strength,  nor  holiness, 

nor  peace, 
O  multiply  Thy   mercy  and  increase 
That  having  Thee  our  ruler  and  our 

guide, 
Through  things   that   only  for  a  time 

abide 
We  so  may  pass  that  finally  we  may 
Come  to  the  joys   of  Thine  eternal 

day  : 
Grant  it,  O  Heavenly  Father  !  for  the 

sake 
Of  Jesus  Christ   through  whom  this 

prayer  we  make. 

(39) 


Cfje  Jftftfj  Suniap  after  Evmity. 

God  !  we  beseech  Thee,  through  the 
Prince  of  Peace, 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  Thou  wilt 
grant  release 

Unto  His  flock  from  envyings  and 
strife, 

And  order  so  the  course  of  this  world's 
life 

By  Thy  good  governance,  that  it  may 
pass 

Peaceably  still,  while  we,  at  prayer  or 
mass, 

Children  of  one  fold  and  one  Shep- 
herd, may 

Thy  law  of  Love  continually  obey, 

Serving  in  godly  quietness  and  joy 

Thy  holy  Church  in  her  serene  em- 
ploy. 

(40) 


*rQS>v 


m/ 


-Zi 


Wl~ 


fMEQ^- 


E\)t  J^tf)  ^ttntoap  after  CrtnitjK 

O  God  !  who  hast  prepared  for  those 

who  love 
Thee    and    Thy    law,    a    blessedness 

above 
Alan's   understanding,   pour  into   our 

hearts 
Such  love  towards   Thee  as   perfect 

peace  imparts  ; 
That  loving  Thee  beyond  all  joys  that 

are 
We   may   obtain   Thy  promises  that 

far 
Exceed  our  own  conception  or  desire, 
Through   Jesus   Christ !  whose  words 

this  hope  inspire. 


(«) 


Cf)e  i£>ebentf}  SimUag  after  (Etinitp* 

O  Lord   of   power !   Almighty   God  ! 

who  art 
Author  and  giver  of  all  good,  impart 
To  us  and  graft  within   our  souls  the 

love 
Of    Thy     dread     name  —  all    other 

names  above  ! 
Increase    in    us    of     true    religious 

thought 
The   daily  growth  ;  so,    by  Thy  pre- 
cepts taught, 
May  we  be  nourished  in  all  good,  and 

through 
Thy  constant  mercy  paths  of  peace 

pursue. 


(42) 


Cj}e  ©tgljtf)  ^tmfcap  after  fttmitp, 

O  God  !    whose  never  failing   provi- 
dence 
Ordereth  all  things  both  in  earth 
and  heaven, 
We   humbly    pray  Thee  be  our  sure 
defence 
Against    all    evil :    put    away    the 
leaven 
Of  our  desire  for  hurtful  things,  and 
grant 
That  we  may  only  seek  for  and  ob- 
tain 
Such  as   are  needful  to    the    body's 
want 
Or  helpful  towards  the  soul's  eter- 
nal gain. 


(43) 


STfje  JBintl)  Simtag  after  Evimty. 

Grant  us,  O  Lord  !  the  spirit,  we  be- 
seech, 

To  rule  our  thoughts,  that  every  act 
and  speech 

Be  always  right  :  and  since  ourselves 
are  weak 

And  oft  through  ignorance  unwisely 
speak 

And  oft  through  passion,  and  without 
Thy  grace 

Can  do  no  good  thing,  help  our  help- 
less race 

To  shun  all  ways  or  thoughts  which 
lead  to  ill 

And  blameless  walk  according  to  Thy 
will. 


(44) 


-F) 


2EI)e  SFentl)  Hmnfcag  after  Crinttp. 

With  ears  of  mercy  hear  Thy  ser- 
vants' prayers, 

Father  in  heaven  !  and  may  Thy  will 
be  theirs, 

That  they  may  ask  of  Thee  such 
things  alone 

As  in  Thy  wisdom,  so  beyond  their 
own, 

Thou  for  their  good  eternal  dost  or- 
dain ! 

So  may  Thy  children  their  desires 
obtain 

And  these  petitions  not  be  made  in 
vain  : 

Through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Advocate. 
Amen. 


(45) 


f» 


2Tfje  ©lebmtl)  Suirtrap  after  Crtnitg* 

O  God  !  whose  power  almighty  is  de- 
clared 
Mostly  in   mercy  ;  pitying  who   hast 

spared 
Thy   people   often   when   they  went 

astray, 
And    Thy   rebuke   dost  many  times 

delay  ; 
Grant   us,  we  pray,  such  measure  of 

Thy  grace 
That   we,    in    running   the    religious 

race 
Of  Thy  commandments,  may  obtain 

of  Thee 
Thy  gracious  promises  and   come  to 

be 
Partakers  made  of  Thine  eternal  store 
Treasured  in  heaven,  unsummed  by 

earthly  ore. 

(46) 


3Efje  Cmelftj)  juntas  after  frtwtflv 

Father      Almighty !      everlasting 

God! 
Who   always  art,    in    Thy   serene 
abode, 
Readier  to  hear  than  we  to  pray,  and 
art 
Wont  to  give  more  than  we  desire, 
or  could 
Deserve  of  Thee,  pour  down  in  every 
heart 
The  abundance  of  Thy  mercy,  and 
forgive 
Those  things  whereof  our  conscience 
beareth  blame 
And    grant    us    those   good    gifts 
whereby  we  live 
Here  and  hereafter  ;  which  we   may 
not  claim 


-;• 


Of  our  own  worthiness    but  in    the 

name 
And  through  the   mediation  of  Thy 

Son 
Lord  Jesus  Christ :  so  may  Thy  will 

be  done. 


(48) 


W$t  STfjirteentfj  gwnbap  after  3Crimtp. 

Merciful  God    Almighty  !    of    whose 

gift 
Alone  it  comes  that  we  our  souls  may 

lift 
Up  to  Thy  service  laudable  and  true, 
Help  us,  Thy  faithful  people,  to  renew 
Daily  their  vows,  and  with  a  love  sin- 
cere 
Serve    Thee    so    constantly    in  life's 

career 
That  we  fail  not  hereafter,  but  at  last 
Those  blessed  promises  of  Thine  hold 

fast, 
Which    through    the    merits    of  Thy 

Son  alone, 
Jesus,  we   ask  —  and  nothing  of  our 

own. 


(49) 


Cfje  jFourteentl)  Suntiap  after  Exinity. 

May  that  increase,  O  everlasting  God  ! 
Be  on   Thy   servants  by  Thy  grace 

bestowed 
Of   hope     and   faith    and    charity 

whereby 
We  come    to  love  what  Thou  com- 

mandest  so 
That  we  may  trust  hereafter,  when 

we  die, 
The  peace  which  Thou  hast  promised 

us  to  know  ; 
Through   Jesus     Christ,    sole    fount 

whence  hope  doth  flow. 


(50) 


=^^^- 


€&e  jjtfteentfj  S>mHiap  after  Crtnitp. 

With  Thy   perpetual   mercy  keep,  O 

Lord! 
Thy  Holy  Church  according  to  Thy 

word  ; 
And  for  man's  frailty  without  Thee 

must  fall, 
By  Thy  good  help  deliver  us  from  all 
Pernicious  things,  and  lead   us  on  to 

those 
Whereby  the  work  of  our  salvation 

grows. 


(51) 


I) 


J£be  i&tj;teentf)  Suntiag  after  Cttnitg* 

Have  pity,  Lord  !  and  let  Thy  con- 
stant care 

Defend  Thy  Church,  to  keep  it  clean 
and  fair 

From  every  error,  that  ourselves  may 
be 

Under  its  guidance  from  delusions 
free  ; 

And  since  without  Thy  help  it  can- 
not stand 

In  safety,  succor  it  with  Thy  strong 
hand, 

And  by  Thy  grace  preserve  it  ever- 
more 

Through  Jesus  Christ,  its  Head, 
whom  we  adore. 


(52) 


C&e  ^etenteentj)  Hmntoap  after  Crinttp* 

Lord  !  let  Thy  gracious  guidance,  we 

implore, 
Be  as  a  lamp  to  always  go  before 
Or  follow  after  us,  that  we  may  see 
Our  course  and  so  continually  be 
Given  to  good  works  and  led  to  do 

the  right, 
Through  Jesus  Christ  —  who  is  our 

Lamp  and  Light. 


(53) 


C&e  ©ia!)teentl)  gmntoag  after  Crtnttp* 

Lord!  we  beseech  Thee  grant  Thy 
people  grace 

The  world's  temptations  patiently  to 
face, 

To  fight  against  them  and  the  low  de- 
sires 

Which  or  the  flesh  or  evil  spirit  in- 
spires, 

And  with  pure  hearts  and  minds  to 
serve  alone 

Thee  only  God  !  through  Jesus  Christ 
Thy  Son. 


(54) 


C&e  J!3ineteentfj  i&untoap  after  Crinitp, 

O  God !  without  whose  help  we  have 

no  power 
To  please  Thee,  grant  in  mercy,  we 

implore, 
That  in  all  things  thy   Holy  Spirit 

may 
Direct  and  rule  our  hearts  and  teach 

the  way, 
Through   Christ  our   Lord,  to  please 

Thee  and  obey. 


(55) 


&f)e  2Etoenttetj)  Hmn&ap  after  Cttnttp* 

Of  Thine  abundant  goodness,  merci- 
ful 

Almighty  God  !  beseech  Thee  keep 
us  free 
From  all  such   things  as  injure  us  or 
dull 

The  soul,  that  both   our  soul  and 
body  we 

May  hold  in  sound  estate  and  ready 
be 

Always  with  cheerful  spirit  to  pur- 
sue 

Those    things   which    Thou    com- 
mandest  us  to  do. 


(56) 


Cf)£  STiDcntp.f irfit  Stmtiag   after  8Trmttg. 

Grant  us,  O  God !  whose  mercy  doth 

not  cease, 
Constant    in   faith,    forgiveness    and 

Thy  peace  ; 
That  we  from  all  such  errors  as  have 

been 
May  shielded  be,  and  cleansed  from 

every  sin, 
And    with   a   conscience    whole  and 

quiet  mind 
Serve  Thee,  through  Him  who  hath 

redeemed  mankind. 


(57) 


STJje  @Ttoentg^econto  JSmntoap  after  Crmttp» 

The  Church,  Thy  household,  by  the 

living  Word, 
Keep  in  continual  godliness,  O  Lord ! 
That  under  Thy  protection  it  may  be 
From  all  adversities  or  dangers  free, 
Devoutly  given,  each  day,  to  serving 

Thee 
In  all  good  works  through  men  devoid 

of  blame 
To  the  sole  glory  of  Thy  hallowed 

name. 


(58) 


i^iy 


gTfje  Ctocntg^fntto  Smnbap  after  (Ettnitp* 

O    God  !   our   strength    and    refuge, 
Thou  who  art 
The    author   of    all   godliness,    do 
Thou 
Be  ready,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  impart 
Thy  gracious  hearing  to  the  prayers 
which  now 
We  children  of  Thy  Church  devoutly 
offer ; 
That  those  things  which  in  faith 
we  humbly  crave 
Thy      goodness       may       effectually 
proffer  ; 
Through    Him    who   unto    us  this 
great  hope  gave. 


(59) 


SCjje  Ctoentpdfrmttf)  Jfettntoap  after  Evinity. 

Absolve     Thy    people,    we    beseech 

Thee,  Lord  ! 
From  their  offences  ;  by  Thy  written 

word 
And  bounteous  goodness,  that  we  all 

may  be 
From    those    dread    bands    delivered 

and  set  free 
Of  sin  —  whereinto  many  times  we 

fall 
Through    human    frailty  —  therefore 

help  us  all  ! 
Hear,    Heavenly     Father,    for     our 

Saviour's  sake, 
Christ ;  in  whose  blessed  name  these 

prayers  we  make. 


(GO) 


_^$PBl!K 


ftlje  Ctoentp-f  tftfj  gmntrnp  after  ftrinitp. 

Stir  up  the  good  wills,  we  beseech,  O 

Lord! 
Of  Thy  believers  ;  that  we  may  not 

cease 
Bearing  good  fruit  in  works,  and  have 

reward 
As  plenteous  in   Thy   pardon   and 

Thy  peace  : 
Through  Jesus  Christ   whom  also  we 

name  Lord. 


STIje  ©ap  of  S>aint  Stomas;  t\}t  ^pestle. 

Eternal    God  !    who    didst,    as   John 
hath  writ, 

To  make  more  certain  our  belief,  per- 
mit 

The  Apostle  Thomas  once  to  disbe- 
lieve 

In  Thy  Son's  resurrection,  O  relieve 

Us  from  reproval  in   Thy  sight    for 
doubt 

That  sometimes  from    within    us    or 
without 

Assails  to  shake  us :  hear  us  we  im- 
plore ! 
Through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  to 
whom,  with  Thee, 

And    with  the  Holy  Ghost,  forever- 
more 
All  faith  all  honour  and  all  glory 
be! 

(62) 


Eljt  £)ap  of  &aint   %<imt&  tit  apostle* 

Merciful  God  !  O  grant  us,  we  do  pray 
As  thine  Apostle  James  without  delay 
Forsook  his  father  and  his  friends  and 

all 
He  held  most  dear,  obedient  to  the 

call 
Of  Jesus  Christ,  and  followed  Him, 

thy  Son, 
Whose  divine  teaching  had  his  rever- 
ence won, 
That  we,  forsaking  false  and  worldly 

aims, 
May  evermore  be   ready,  like    Saint 

James, 
To  yield  obedience  to  Thy  holy  word 
And   follow  Thy   command,  through 

Christ  our  Lord. 

(63) 


Stefc 


potm$. 


'tW- 


21  |)0mtlg  for  31 6b  SHetmeatmg* 

The  world  is  mighty  and  its  business 

great ; 

Much  is  to  do  with  early  work  and 

late  ; 

Life  without  labor  were  a  life  all  woe 

So,  still  in  traces  on  the  course  we 

go 
Harnessed   and  buckled  to  the   load 

we  bear 

Of  aspirations  and  unending  care, 

And  were  this  being  all  our  God  hath 

given 

Without  one  look  beyond,  one  hope 

in  Heaven, 

His  earth  were  but  an  anthill  at  the 

best 

And  we,  poor  emmets  evermore  in 

quest 

Of  little  bits  to    build  or  store   our 

caves 

(67) 


With  gold  —  to  buy  us  marble  for 
our  graves. 

Is  this  Ash  Wednesday's  lesson  that 
we  read  ? 
Are  we  but  ashes  ?    Jesus !    inter- 
cede 

With    Him   who    made    us  —  Thou! 
who  art  the  giver 
Of  life  eternal,  and  our  souls  de- 
liver 

From   that    worse   death  —  of   souls 
without  a  creed. 


(68) 


91  Ipomilp  for  Lent. 

"  Esuriendo    sempre   quanto   e   giusto." — 
Dante. 

When  Mary  mentioned  at  the  mar- 
riage feast 

That  wine  was  wanting  her  desire  was 
least 

For  her  own  lips  but  that  the  nuptial 
rite 

Should  yield  the  guests  due  custom 
of  delight, 

Since  joy  is  fitting  to  the  festive  day 

When  Love  in  triumph  bears  his 
Queen  away. 

But  now  the  sober  season  comes  again 
That  brings  our  Saviour's  fast  back 

unto  men  ; 
The  rule  of  abstinence  bids  Christian 

souls 

(69) 


Forbear  the  lavish  board  and  brim- 
ming bowls, 

That  all  should  wisely  use  the  time's 
restraint 

To  calm  our  faculties  but  not  to  faint. 

O  God  !  who  listenest  when  Thy  lions 

cry 
And  in  the  desert  dost  their  needs 

supply 
From  forest  deeps  whence  their  pro- 
viders bring 
Tribute  of  prey  to  feed  their  famished 

king, 
Who  giv'st  the  lion's  lord   his  wine 

and  oil, 
And  bread  to  cheer  and  make  him 

strong  for  toil, 
Grant  unto  us  to  use  Thy  golden  grain 
And  fruits  and  flocks,  the  wealth  of 

hill  and  plain, 

(70) 


In  such  wise  way  as  Christ's  religion 

finds 
Good    for    the    body,    better  for   our 

minds  ; 
And  while  we  moderate  our  banquets 

grant 
That  we  forget  not  those    who   fast 

from  want. 


<n> 


Si 


&  lesion  for  lent 

(From  Dante.) 

Christians!    be   you    more    steadfast, 
more  serene  : 
Fly  not  like  feathers  at  each  puff 
that  blows 
Nor  think  that  every  wave  will  wash 
you  clean, 
That  any  field  may  serve  you  for 
repose  : 
There  is  one  Shepherd  and  one  fold 
for  you  ; 
Ye  have  a  helper  when  your  way  is 
rough  ; 
Ye  have  the  Testament,  the  old  and 
new ; 
All    these    for   your    salvation   are 
enough. 


(T2) 


Whh 


I  ^pmn  for  ©afitet\ 

"Behold,    as    Luke  doth  write,    how  Christ 

once  showed, 
When  freshly  ris'n  from  the  sepulchral  cave, 
Unto  those  two  disciples  on  the  road  —  " 

Da?ite,  Purgatorio,  21 . 

Those    two    on    that    first    Easter 
morn, 
Whose    feet    were    tow'rd    Emmaus 
turned 

Knew  not  their  Master,  newly  born, 
Yet    how    their    hearts  within    them 
burned  ! 


As  He  the  sacred  books  revealed 
In  high  discourse  along  the  road, 
And  though  their  mortal  eyes  were 
sealed 
Their     spirits     with     His    language 
flowed. 


(73) 


Ye  are  not  ignorant  as  they, 
So,  when  ye  children  garlands  bring 

Before  your  Saviour's  cross  to  lay, 
And  when  your  canticles  ye  sing, 

Unless  your  bosoms  inly  burn, 
Your  flowers  are  but  a  garden  show  ; 

Heav'n  from  a  sacrifice  will  turn 
Where  roses  give  the  only  glow. 

Load  not  with  splendors  of  all  hue 
A  shrine  with  weak  belief  oppressed  ! 

More    than    those    dear    disciples 
knew 
To  you  was  given,  and  ye  are  blest. 

Be  joyful  !  but  be  also  wise  ; 
And  when  your  solemn  paeans  ring 

Remember  your  salvation  lies 
In  deeper  thoughts  than  pansies  bring. 

(74) 


Hear  what  the  holy  Prophet  saith  : 
"  Bring  not  oblations  that  are  vain  !  " 

Be  this  a  festival  of  Faith  ! 
Or  —  lilies  in  your  bed  remain. 


(75) 


31  JjJraper  for  Hmntoap  ^floating* 

Father !     I    thank    Thee    for    the 
blessedness 
Of  last  night's  slumber,  and  im- 
plore Thy  grace 
For    strength    and    courage    through 
the  coming  day. 
Keep  us  from  sickness,  danger  or 
distress, 
And  lead   our  footsteps    to  the 
sacred  place 
Where  Thou  art  listening  when  Thy 
people  pray. 


^SBfe^ 


Lttcerna  m  prtiibtttf  f&m. 

Lamp  to  my  feet !  shine  forth   into 
my  soul, 
That  I  may  better  see  what  way  I 
tread 
In   the  dark  hours  and  when  I  lose 
control 
Of  mine   own   steps,  by  vague  de- 
sires misled  ; 

In  faltering  moments,  when  I  scarce 
can  pray, 
Through  failing  faith  or  wandering 
thoughts,  and  sink 
Back  to  my  bondage,  let  thy  kindly 
ray, 
Lamp   to  my  feet  !  prevent   me  on 
the  blink. 


(77) 


^ 


&  Christmas;  Carol  for  patients;  in  tfjc 
ifta6fi;acJ)Ufiicttfi;  IboapttaL 

O,  for  the  glory  of  this  golden  day 

Father!  I  thank  thee  and  in  sound 
health  pray 

For  these  in  sickness.  In  their  soul's 
distress 

And  body's  anguish,  leave  not  com- 
fortless 

Thy  suffering  servants  !  let  their  eye- 
lids ope 

Morn  after  morn,  to  some  new  ray  of 
hope  ! 

Thy  temple's  courts  it  is  not  theirs 

to  tread  — 
But  Thou  wilt  hear  them,  prisoned  in 

their  bed, 

(78) 


From  the  wet  pillow  whence  their 
white  lips  raise 

Their  feeble  prayers  to  thee  and  fal- 
tering praise 

On  our  Saint's  festival  when  belfries 
round 

Wake  the  glad  air  with  worship's  joy- 
ful sound 

While  white-robed  choirs  and  rolling- 
organs  tell 

Thy  p?eans  forth,  help  Thou  to  make 
them  well. 


SSRitfj  a  (Sift  of  freef)  flhfafcJUata*. 

This  is  Palm  Sunday  :  mindful  of  the 

day, 
I   bring  palm  branches   found    upon 

my  way  : 
But    these    will  wither  ;    thine    shall 

never  die, 
The  sacred  palms  thou  bearest  to  the 

sky  ! 
Dear  little  saint,  though  but  a  child 

in  years, 
Older  in  wisdom  than  my  gray  com- 


peers 


We    doubt     and     tremble,   we>   with 

'bated  breath, 
Talk  of  this  mystery  of  life  and  death  : 
Thou,   strong  in  faith,  art  gifted   to 

conceive 
Beyond   thy  years,  and  teach  us   to 

believe. 

(SO) 


1 


Take,  then,  my  palms,  triumphal,  to 
thy  home, 

Gentle  white  palmer,  never  more  to 
roam  ! 

Only,  sweet  sister,  give  me,  e'er  thou 
go'st, 

Thy  benediction,  for  my  love  thou 
know' st ! 

We,  too,  are  pilgrims,  travelling  to- 
wards the  shrine  : 

Pray  that  our  pilgrimage  may  end 
like  thine ! 


31   passage  from  tljc  Parafctso* 

That  man  who  doth  by  simple  reason 
hope 

To  thread  of  the  Infinite  way  the  un- 
fathomed  scope 

That  holds  one  substance  in  three 
persons  One 

Is  merely  mad  :  let  all  such  reason- 
ing shun. 

Rest  you  contented,  O  ye  human 
race 

With  this  because  :  It  was  so.  Had 
the  grace 

Been  given  to  know  the  whole  that 
ye  believe 

What  need  had  been  for  Mary  to  con- 
ceive ? 


(82) 


3a) 


AUGUST     IO. 

While    the    priest    said    " perpetua 
luce  at" 
Sprinkling   the    palms  that  graced  a 

maiden's  bier, 
I  felt  a  light  stream  in  upon  my  soul ; 
And  one  that  near  me  by  the  chan- 
cel sate, 
Who  was  to  the  departed  soul    most 

dear, 
Saw  the  same  light  as  my  hand  softly 
stole 
To    hers,    and     suddenly    a    glory 
played 
Around  those  palms   that  seemed  to 
check  my  breath  : 
Even   as  he  prayed    for    light   the 
darkness  fled 
To  both  of  us  :  I  looked  into  her  eyes 

(S3) 


jjjaay^ 


And  saw  through  tears  a  raptured 
look  that  said 
A    strength    new-born    doth    in    my 
spirit  rise 
And    though   before    me    lies    my 
sister  dead 
I  also  feel  the  life  that  lives  in  death. 


(84) 


;-■,,»*  i:vft^^_-v- 


§onnct 

Lift  me,  Lord  Jesus,  for  the  time  is 

nigh 
When  I  must  climb   unto   Thy  cross 

at  last  ; 
The  world  fades  out,  its  lengthening 

shadows  fly  ; 
Earth's    pomp    is    passing    and    the 

music's  past  ; 
Phantoms  flock  round  me,  multiply- 
ing fast  ; 
Nothing   seems    tangible  ;    the  good 

I  thought 
Most  permanent  hath  perished.    Come 

away, 
Oh  !    sated    spirit,    from    the   vacant 

scene  ; 
The  curtain  drops  upon  the  spun-out 

play, 
The   benches   are  deserted.     Let   us 

°*o  * 

(85) 


Forget  the  foolish  clown,  the  king, 
the  queen, 

The  idle  story  with  its  love  and  woe. 

I  seem  to  stand  before  a  minster 
screen, 

And  hear  faint  organs  in  the  dis- 
tance blow. 


(36) 


3Tn  Cclipse- 

Prayer   strengthens    us  :  but    oft  we 
faint 
And  find  no  courage  even  to  pray  ; 
Oh,    that    in    Heaven    some    pitying 
saint 
For  me  might  Ave-Mafy  say  ! 

For    sometimes     present     pleasures 
drown 
The   serious  vein,  and   some  dark 
days 
Of  great,  o'ermastering  anguish  frown 
Amid  the  sacred  tapers'  blaze. 

Before  the  morning-watch  I  rose  — 
I  say  before  this  morn's  —  to  kneel, 

But  of  my  voice  the  fountain  froze, 
Yea,  something  seemed  my  soul  to 
seal. 

And  now  I  know  what  rosaries  mean  : 
That  oftentimes  the  heart  is  weak, 

(ST) 


And  cannot  in  a  mood  serene 
Its  dumb  petition  duly  speak. 

Yet  every  bead  may  count  with  Him 
Who  healed  the  palsied  and  the 
blind, 

Restored  the  lame  and  withered  limb, 
And  lifted  the  disordered  mind, 

As  mine  was  then,  who  had  no  might 
Of  utterance  with  mine  icy  lips, 

For   one   great    Shadow   veiled    the 
light 
Till  hope  itself  was  in  eclipse. 

Eclipses  come,  and  also  pass  ; 

Let  us  not  dream  like  savage  men, 
With  shouts  and  cries  and  sounding 
brass 

To  scare  that  Shadow  off  again  ; 

But  take  the  phases  of  our  thought 
As    of     the    planets  —  wanderers 
they 

(88) 


ss^sftte*. 


Even  as  ourselves,  but  better  taught, 
Through  gloom  or  glory,  to  obey  — 

As  of  the  moon,  that  many  times 
Conceals    in    clouds    her    crescent 
sheen, 

But  when  her  fulness  cometh,  climbs 
Above  Orion's  front,  serene. 


(89) 


tannet. 


These  garlands  on  thine  altar  Jesus 
Christ  ! 
Under  the  shadow  of  thy  cross  I  lay 
And  in  the  name  of  that  Evangel- 
ist * 

"Peace  to  thee  Mark  I  Evangelist  of  mine." 

In  whose  most  holy  fane   I  once  did 
pray 

And    not   without    response  —  these 
gifts  I  say  : 
Love  lost  —  hope  crushed  —  ambi- 
tion sacrificed 

Desire  defeated  — in  a  figure  bent 

A  broken  spirit  —  labour  vainly  spent ! 

And  for  these  offerings  which  I  give 
with  tears 

Remembering  all  the  friends  of  former 
years 

*  In  Venice. 
(90) 


Who   to   my  manhood    strength  and 

courage  lent 
I  only  ask  tranquillity,  content 
With  what  God  giveth   in  the  place 

of  wealth 
And  thoughts  which  move  to  music 

in  good  health. 


(91) 


Paratoisi  (Sioria* 

11  O  /rate  mio  !  ciascuna   e  cittadina 
Dyuna  vera  citta ."  Dante. 

There  is  a  city,  builded  by  no  hand, 
And    unapproachable    by     sea    or 
shore ; 

And  unassailable  by  any  band 

Of  storming  soldiery  for  evermore. 

In  that  pure  city  of  the  living  Lamb 

No  ray  shall  fall   from  satellite  or 

sun, 

Or  any  star;  but  He  who  said  "  I  Am," 

Shall   be  the   Light,   He  and   His 

Holy  One. 

Nor  shall  we  longer  spend  our  gift  of 

time 
In   time's   poor  pleasures,  —  doing 

petty  things 
Of  work  or  warfare,  merchandise  or 

rhyme  ; 

(92) 


sa 


But  we   shall   sit   beside  the  silver 
springs 
That  flow  from  God's  own  footstool, 
and  behold 
The  saints  and  martyrs,  and  those 
blessed  few 
Who  loved  us  once  and  were  beloved 
of  old, 
To  dwell  with  them  and  walk  with 
them  anew, 
In  alternations  of  sublime  repose,  — 
Musical    motion,  —  the    perpetual 
play 
Of  every  faculty  that  Heaven  bestows 
Through  the  bright,  busy,  and  eter- 
nal day. 


Finis. 


(93) 


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